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Por Lugares Incríveis by Jennifer Niven

24 reviews

e_emmaa's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Death, Cursing, Mental illness, Addiction, Drug use, Eating disorder, Car accident, Child abuse, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Physical abuse, Car accident, Eating disorder, Addiction, Suicide, Death, Alcohol, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Gaslighting, Drug use, and Mental illness

acourtofstarsandmoons's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

I first read this book when I was younger. 13/14 maybe. If lost my father not too long before or maybe even it was after - I can’t really remember. 

What I do remember is Finch. And when I reread it, he was just as amazing as I remembered him to be. 

Whether it was the intention or not, Finch was the star of this show and Violet very much felt like a stepping stone on his journey, though I think the intention was for the opposite. I will always love Finch is some capacity, in some ways he shaped my views as a young teenager and reading this now as a 24 year old adult, roughly 10 years later, it’s just as impactful. 

My reading tastes have changed - darker, more depraved and significantly spicier but this is still a book I can appreciate. In part for the nostalgia and in part because of Finch and his character.

Books don’t make me cry. To make me cry is a feat and during this reread, though teary eyed, none fell. But I remember being a teen and sobbing when I realised Finch was gone and I had to face the rest of the book without him. Much like Violet faces the rest of her life without him. 

I am all the better for knowing Finch, real or not. 

I recommend this book to everyone. Though, mind your triggers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Death, Car accident, and Suicide

laneelizabeth's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Please please please, if you read this book, check the trigger warnings. This book focuses heavily on death, suicide, and mental illness in general. That said, the author handled it well and represented it beautifully. People suffering don't always present that way. Especially high school kids trying to fit in or find themselves. This was a beautiful story about a first love -a real love- between a girl who was grieving and not living and a boy who was fascinated by suicide and how to die by your own terms. All the while, no one knew his true thoughts.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Bullying, Car accident, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

chelseeaa's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Mental illness, Alcohol, Grief, Drug use, Car accident, and Suicidal thoughts

stripy_gloves's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Grief, Suicide, and Child death

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Eating disorder

laurasilver's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Physical abuse

Minor: Suicide attempt and Drug use

addi_reads_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Child death and Car accident

Minor: Drug use and Death

jasmineslibraryy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

this book hit close to home. finch and violet felt so real and i wish i could hug them both. sobbed my eyes out reading lmao

what a beautifully told story </3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Grief, Car accident, Suicide, Mental illness, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Child death, Death, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Drug use and Abandonment

psliz's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

loved it in high school, not so much now with their problematic mental health representation 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, Physical abuse, and Ableism

Minor: Homophobia

braelynm_22's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This book was a super cute romance, but also very sad at the end. It reminded me of "The Fault In Our Stars" a little. Niven portrayed the characters excellently and their back and forth was always fun to read. Again, it was sad, but I did not end up crying, and I felt kind of guilty about that. 

"You are all the colors in one, at full brightness." 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Car accident, Grief, Sexual content, and Drug use

This book contains content regarding both suicide and death.